As WI State Supreme Court Race Nears Final Days, Prosser Campaign Co-Chair Switches Sides - FDL

[WillyT]

As WI State Supreme Court Race Nears Final Days, Prosser Campaign Co-Chair Switches Sides
By: David Dayen
Friday April 1, 2011 10:00 am

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This is GOTV weekend for the state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, and there are a number of developments in this race that can be credibly seen as a test of the level of opposition to Scott Walker’s extreme agenda.

First of all, Sarah Palin has decided to cash in with an endorsement of David Prosser, the Republican incumbent Supreme Court justice who is flailing in the latter stages of what should have been a pro forma victory. She’s not appearing in Wisconsin or moving Prosser to her email list, just tweeting about it, however. So there’s less there than meets the eye.

But the more consequential news is that Prosser is losing what’s left of his cross-partisan support. A former honorary co-chair of Prosser’s campaign has resigned and thrown his support to JoAnn Kloppenburg.

Former Democratic Gov. Patrick Lucey is withdrawing his support for incumbent Justice David Prosser for Wisconsin Supreme Court and is throwing it to Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg.

Lucey released a statement to the media Thursday evening saying the campaign has revealed what he called “a disturbing distemper and lack of civility” in Prosser, though he did not cite specifics.

“I have followed with increasing dismay and now alarm the campaign of Justice David Prosser, whom I endorsed at the outset of his campaign and in whose campaign I serve as the honorary co-chairman,” Lucey said in the statement. “I can no longer in good conscience lend my name and support to Justice Prosser’s candidacy. Too much has come to light that Justice Prosser has lost that most crucial of characteristics for a Supreme Court Justice — as for any judge — even-handed impartiality. Along with that failing has come a disturbing distemper and lack of civility that does not bode well for the High Court in the face of demands that are sure to be placed on it in these times of great political and legal volatility.”

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Link: http://news.firedoglake.com/2011/04/01/as-wi-state-supreme-court-race-nears-final-days-prosser-campaign-co-chair-switches-sides/

And remember... The election is Tuesday, April 5.

[hlthe2b]

1. Amazing.. I have NEVER seen a judicial election get this kind of

attention locally--much less nationally. Tremendous and tremendously important. I hope to hell he gets his butt kicked by Kloppenburg.

:toast: to our Wisconsin DUers and their progressive partners.

[pansypoo53219]

2. the milwaukee urinal

sucked on prosser dick woth their 'truth meter' that prosser wasn't pre judging cases. never mind he always favors the rite.

[Poiuyt]

3. Prosser doesn't pre-judge cases

He just doesn't see anything wrong with being a pedophile.

[WillyT]

4. Kick !!!

:kick: